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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Ladurée, Sydney

A dream of mine is to someday travel to
Paris and sample all the gastronomic treasures it has to offer. I am a huge
macaron lover and Paris is like the Mecca of macarons. One place that I am
really keen to visit is the patisserie giant known to the world as Ladurée.

Part of that dream has come true! A
piece of Paris has landed in Sydney in the form of none other than Ladurée. It
is located in Westfield Sydney (near the Glasshouse and Castlereagh Street
entrance). The store looks so elegant and refined. The displayed macaron towers
are so enticing that it is almost impossible not to pop by to check out the
store. Pierre Desfontaines was the brilliant mind and pastry chef of
Ladurée responsible for the creation of these glorious morsels during the
1930s.

My first attempt to purchase macarons
was a complete failure as the line was too massive! On my second attempt, I was
lucky! A super early lunch was the key. This is what I came across:

Cafe latte

I decided to dine in and have a latte
with my macarons just to beat the long takeaway queue.

Liquorice, pistachio, and salted caramel macarons

I opted to have the salted caramel,
pistachio and liquorice macarons ($3.20 each). The salted caramel filling had a tiny hint of
salt and was not overly sweet. The pistachio tasted exactly just like a
pistachio nut. I'm not a big fan of liquorice lollies but the only form of
liquorice I'll ever have is in the form of Ladurée's macaron version of it.

Another thing I loved about the macarons
is that the shells are perfect! A slight crisp as you bite into it and the rest
of the shell has a very delicate chewy texture that melts in your mouth.

All the macarons are imported from
Switzerland. I guess it's to make sure that they keep a consistent quality
across all stores worldwide. One thing is for sure, Ladurée has won my heart!
Their macarons are nothing short of excellent. Can't wait until they start selling
cakes and other pastries.

I've heard so much about Laduree macarons before so its soo exciting to see a store in Sydney! Great to see your review and how much you enjoyed them - I would love to go visit soon (but hopefully when all the massive queues die down hehe).

I tried macarons from Laduree in Paris a few years ago. AMAZING! The salted caramel one was literally one of the nicest things I'd ever eaten! Not sure why they're shipping macarons here from Switz (surely they could make them beautifully here in Sydney??) but I'm interested to see if they do any "Aussie" flavours in honour of their new home (Wattleseed macarons, perhaps??)

Great that you could try them for the first time!! I've had many in the past luckily and I am very curious to see how they will taste after being shipped from Switzerland!!

My first attempt was a failure too (tonight), the queue was just way too long so I'll be back tomorrow at a different time to beat the queue like you. Last time in Paris, I had apple flavour but I reckon that it was a seasonal flavour, so they might not have it here. Nonetheless, it was just amazing... it was like biting into the perfect apple.

I always love reading posts from macaron lovers :) This is a great post, and you are a very lucky guy to have gone to Laduree here :) It's also a dream of mine to go to Paris and eat all the desserts and pastries, but first I must come to this place!

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